828 DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW AUSTRALIAN RHOPALOCERA, 



reddish-orange almost marginal streak, tending to form spots, 

 along hindmargin in both sexes. Forewings beneath bright 

 yellow-ochreous, suffused with reddish-orange between posterior 

 markings ; upper half with seven irregular trapezoidal pale bluish- 

 golden spots arranged in four transverse series (1, 1, 2, 3), laterally 

 black-margined ; dorsal third grey, except a light orange spot 

 before middle ; three roundish blackish spots before hindmargin 

 on lower half. Hind wings beneath bright yellow-ochreous, some- 

 what spotted with reddish-orange between markings; three 

 strongly curved series of moderate irregular trapezoidal more or 

 less confluent pale bluish-golden spots, first two interrupted near 

 costa, 



Geraldton, West Australia, in October and November i 

 common. This is one of the finest species of the genus. 



Pol. cyajiites, n. sp. 



(J. 25-29 mm. Differs from P. erinus (which is a true Polyom- 

 matus, and not a Lycaena,) only in the colour of uppersurface of 

 wings ; these are rather deep blue, very slightly purplish-tinged ; 

 forewings with a rather narrow blackish costal border, and broad 

 blackish hindmarginal border, occupying half wing on costa, semi- 

 circularly excavated on middle third, attenuated to point at anal 

 angle; hindwings with a rather narrow blackish border along 

 costa and round apex, and a black hindmarginal line forming 

 small triangular spots between veins on upper half. 



Geraldton, West Australia ; two specimens in November. 

 Closely allied to P. erimcs, but quite distinct. 



